ignominy
noun
disgrace; dishonor; public contempt.
ignominies
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pluralof ignominy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Who never spoke about their ignominies because they were afraid we wouldn’t be there for them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2026
In her starkly tender photographs Ireland transforms Williams’s stalwart pews into stand-ins for long-departed parishioners while the peeling facade’s sunburst window observes the ignominies of time.
From New York Times ● Jul. 14, 2022
After Vrabel reported those ignominies, the live-stream discussion switched to a debate over what constitutes sexism.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 27, 2017
Slate writer and historian Rebecca Onion once entrusted her personal ignominies to emails she’d circulate among her close friends.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2016
And Terryl felt the other ignominies in her life, such as sometimes showing up at school without a lunch.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
